A big thank you to my postage stamp charm swappers! With 500 new charms, I’m ready to design the next quilt. I’m searching and pinning ideas for the next PSQ. Do you have a suggestion for me?
My first PSQ is almost ready for quilting. Each charm will be quilted with continuous curve or an X. I’m excited to fit it into my quilting schedule. Would it be weird to use up all my partial bobbins of thread in random order? We’ll see what happens!
Thanks!!! 🙂 Linda
I wasn’t convincing any customers to try this bright neon thread, so I slipped one of my quilts into the queue! The thread is Magnifico by Superior Threads, Citrus Flash, #2198. It quilted great and looks fabulous on this string pieced, tummy time quilt. It’s too soon to reveal the whole quilt!
I love it!!
Thanks! 🙂 Linda
T-Shirt quilts are wonderful keepsakes and fun to make. While making commissioned quilts is not a main part of my business, I’ve had the opportunity to make two memory quilts recently. I’m honored that they have trusted me with their late husband’s shirts, having faith in the end result.
Based on the shirts and initial interview, I approached each quilt differently. For Sandy’s 12 shirt quilt, I used a colorful sports sashing with black cornerstones and black binding.
For Bunny’s 20 shirt quilt, I used narrow sashing and a wide border. The blank shirts are favorite polo shirts and a work shirt. I love that Bunny thought outside the box to capture a memory.
The shirts are backed with Pellon Easy Knit fusible, crossing the stretch of the shirt with the stretch of the fusible. Both quilts are finished with a basic simple meander, Quilter’s Dream poly select batting, Superior Threads So Fine 50 thread and stitching prayers of comfort and care.
Do you have a favorite setting for t-shirt quilts? Here’s a link to the first t-shirt quilt I made for my nephew’s high school graduation. Check out the sashing for special messages written in thread! For other t-shirt quilt posts, scroll down and click on t-shirts in the tag cloud.
Thanks! 🙂 Linda
For the final block in the BlockBase Sew Along, we picked our block! My parameters were: finish at 10″ and no triangles. With a little searching, I picked block 1829, Country Lanes.
What’s next? How do I design a quilt with blocks ranging from 8 to 10 inches? Frames! I found a dark red in my stash and started making twist frames. Here’s 6 of them with the first frame.
I’ll add a second frame and then square them up to the same size. I’m not sure what the second color will be but I’m trying to use something from my stash of fabric. If I can use one of my vintage yardages, all the better!
Stay tuned to see how long it takes me to make this into a flimsy and then a finished product! Who knows, it may join many other projects languishing in Linda’s Loose Ends pile!
Check here for other Block 12 finishes!
Have a great weekend and Happy Easter!
🙂 Linda
I love scrappy! This project lives at my quilting buddy’s house. That way, I always have something to work on when we have sew days. I’m using the book and ruler by Gyleen Fitzgerald, “Trash to Treasure“
. All kinds of fabric are thrown in here. The strips are cut 1 1/2″. It’s a great way to use those little pieces left when you’re cutting fabric or the remnants left from quilt backs. I’m making the scrappy version, but her book has more coordinated settings, too. Not sure how big this one will be, but I have enough strips for about 100 blocks!!!
Have you made a Trash to Treasure quilt? I’d love to see your pictures, too. Leave a comment or send me an email (linda at lrdesignsquilting dot com) with your pictures and I’ll post them. Thanks! 🙂 Linda
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